Description:

Know thy enemy... Born and bred for war, orcs are a nasty, brutish, violent race and, despite their propensity for infighting and backstabbing, their horde armies remain a dire threat to all races. This book compiles all of the information known about these vicious killers and how they practice war. From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual orc warrior, it expands to look at how they do battle in both small warbands and in vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from lightly armed archers and heavily armoured shock troops to their wolf cavalry and siege engines, making note of regional variations and highly specialized fighters such as beserkers and battle shamans. Also covered are the various allied contingents that often march to war with orcs and their tactics in specific situations such as siege warfare. Finally, the book examines a few specific battles in great detail in order to fully demonstrate the orc way of war.